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Indonesian Police Arrest 321 Foreign Nationals in Jakarta Online Gambling Operation
Authorities detained 228 Vietnamese, 57 Chinese and others from five Southeast Asian nations at a commercial building near Jakarta’s Chinatown on May 10, 2026. The operation targeted a structured syndicate running at least 75 betting platforms that had operated for about two months. Police are tracing organizers while similar transnational crime arrests continue across Indonesia.
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Indonesian National Police arrested 321 foreign nationals on May 10, 2026, during a raid on an alleged online gambling operation at the Hayam Wuruk Plaza Tower in Jakarta. The detainees, mainly from Vietnam, were taken at a commercial building near the city’s Chinatown section that investigators described as a hub for more than 70 online gambling websites targeting players outside Indonesia.
The 321 foreigners consisted of 228 Vietnamese, 57 Chinese and others from Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia, Wira Satya Triputra, director of general crimes with the Indonesian National Police, said.
“We arrested the suspects in the act while they were carrying out activities related to online gambling,” Triputra told a news conference the same day. The operation was organized in a structured manner with workers assigned to roles such as customer service, telemarketing and financial administration, Triputra added. Police estimate the gambling operation had been running for about two months.
Investigators were still tracing the organizers and financial backers behind the network as of May 10, 2026. Many of the suspects entered Indonesia using short-term visitor visas and overstayed their permits, Triputra said, and immigration violations were uncovered in addition to suspected gambling and money-laundering offenses.
Police seized cash in multiple currencies, computers, mobile phones, passports and other equipment.
Authorities believe the group operated at least 75 betting platforms. As of May 10, 2026, 275 of those detained had been formally named as suspects. Those charged could face up to nine years in prison under Indonesia’s criminal and immigration laws and a fine of 2 billion rupiah ($116,000).
